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Would you rather roll 6-5 or 1-1?

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Friday, 31 August 2012, at 2:53 p.m.

Well, when? In the 14th century!

O riche marchauntz, ful of wele been yee,
O noble, o prudent folk, as in this cas!
Youre bagges been nat fild with ambes as,
But with sys cynk, that renneth for youre chaunce;
At Cristemasse myrie may ye daunce!

- The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 1400)

Ambes as = double ace, a small therefore unlucky roll

Sys cynk = six-five, the fortuitous lover's leap

R.M. Lumiansky's prose translation:

Oh, you rich merchants and noble, prudent folks, you are for this reason in an enviable state! Your dice-cup is not filled with double aces but with elevens, which bring you only good luck; at Christmas you can dance merrily!

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